Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 27, 1885, Page 1

FIFTEENTH YEAR. IN THE FIELD OF POLITICS ATalo of Two Dans of the New York Dem- ocratic Fold, LAMONT'S TRIP NOT POLITICAL. The President's Political Father Ig- nored-The Cincinnati Sena- tortal Contest in Court— Conkling's Deninl. News of the New York Contest. Nrw Yonk, Oct, 26, ~[Special to the Bek.) -Lol nont, the president’s private seere- tary, In an interview, said: “My visit to New York has no political significance, My wife eamo here to make some purchases, and I have accompanivd he have no iission, elther from the president or any Minet officer, As to the report that I am to meddle with the formation of the eivil service com- mission, it is entirely erroneous. Ihave not talked to any one on the subject and do ot Intend to exeept to answer a simple qu ke yours. In my conversation with the col- lector the subject was not even broached. Congressinan John M. Farquhar, wl feated ' Dani kwood in the last el gays: “There can be but little doubt that my distriet will return w lu - ‘The stalwaits, m ds are working fin hamony, and many denerats will vot Davenport, think t v than the acti r then with the “What ¢ 3 between Mr, Lockwood and the president?” SN, Loekwood s a very wealthy man. At the last election, when fie was tunning for congress, he hired five men with big badees to stand at the polling plces and trade his ticket for any oth Lockwood, the man who pit O And’s naime in o tion for every office that he hias ever held, is to-day frnored. We thonght in Butalo that Tie would be appointed winister to Franee or | Bpain. Lnmy opinion this neglect to e nize Dan's seryices bis sonewhat soured the demovracy and made their allegiance unces- tain.” The Cincinnati Eleetion Cases, CincInNATI, Oct, 26, ] chwalter's little court room was erowded to the utmost capacity this morning by attorneys of can- didates and others interested in the result of legal procecdings before him in conn | | | Johin Moo 1+ with the correct date NEWS OF THE STATE, Outofthe “Pen' and Into Jail Agnin | on the Same Charge. Bratrics, Oct —[8pecial to the Bre, | formerly of Courtland, this state, who has heen serving a one-year terin in the penitentiary for forgery committed at Plattsmouth, has been brought liere by Sherift Herron and lodged in jall. He was indicted last spring by our distriet court for forgery in this county, committed one year ngo. His time at the penitentiary was out on Saturday. ing carned @ few months under the v time act, e had been carrying on the ery business for some tine previous to iirst arrest, and had duped several parties d Courtland, 1le is a smooth, languid, g man about 27 years old, and 5 s seliemes on bis unsuspecting vietims with childlike simplicity. Hehas ad- mitted the forgery here and will undoubtedly enjoy the seelusion of Nobesville again be- fore long, A Corroction. Sveenion, Neb, Oct 2,—[Note~The fol ing special appeared in yesterday's Brg under a Schuyler date. It is republished A lodee of the Ancient Order of United Workmen has been organized in Super- on | jor hy P, Ellis, grand lecturer, with twenty eharter members drawn from among beist The list Tows: . Jobinston, I M. © Buck W. €. Vant .+ 8. Fosniier, oversees dden, finane ¢ Ashier eale v 1 F. Davis, 0. WV | Meater, “John Bruee and wedical ¢ ors, Drs. (). W, ) 1 and J. K. Bradshaw will meet on Monday nighit of i breth from i dy, E for the ized. i and Invites visit- SRR o A CURIOUS W Tt Leads to the Culmination of a Ro- mance in Real Life, NEw Yok, Oct ) 1o the Bre. A veritable romance in re which are vouched for by th lady in the ease, has been developed v lils efforts to prepare the way for admis- <ion to probate of a will by which she was wade joint hviress o a valuble estate upon | conditions which are now in course of tultill- wment, In 1831 Jose York ry Jiving son in Green avenue, near St James Place, fortune of 100,000 with the delivery of certiticates of cieetion | 1o Sl annieT to four candidates for senator from Hamilton county, The matter had been argued and pubmitted to him on ad nrver, and on amo- Iye the rest iningorder hereto- years ge, and her son, Lester Walters, sixteen, The boy was of @ roving disposition and wearying of the strict discipline of his mothe ho shold ed by himin favor of the four repub- | resolved to leave home and seek a fortune in andidates oo their petition, H fecisi tconsiderable fen 1o 18 10 sinder of parties, that t i sue together or separ- 2 The conrt jurisdiction ot to de- elare who shall hold ofilce, for that was elear- Iy the province of the wie upon eon- bt to declare whao itled to the ieate, tor that personal separaie A 1 ) der to % Cvent i injur more thin ke ont o prin in this he averments of fact in the peti- tion were insufiicient, vet the plaintiifs were entitled to wmend in that particolar i neces- ¥ * they were entitled to wnd of the clerk until the e conld be defermined by injunction was there ! in forec and the mand mus same points, was taken up by the civenit comt. le entry o the clection injunetion before Judge Buehwalter gave the plaintitts twenfy days in which to awend and eontinued the rinmg order of the court. Mandamus s before the eireuit court, com- dges Cox, Smith and Swing, occi- pled the day. Mr. Jordun, for the respondent, argued against the jurisdiction of the coust, ‘I'he arcument was ot ended at the adjourn- ment of co.rh 24 Fabricated Interviews with Roscoe. New Yonxk, Oct, * al to the Bek,) There was published Sunday morning what purported to be a long interview with Roscoe Conkling, in which he was represented mer sly seq g the Blaine and Davenport. € Jast night and denounced the publication as wntrue, saying he could not ecomprehend where It cane Trom, as, since his veturn, he has refused to talk on any such subjects, He STurther said he had neither the time nor in- elination to disenss polities, and anythie of his nature that has appeared or may appear hereattor, as coming. from hin, My b ot cepiod as't resentation, as nnder no ¢ cumstances will lie discuss political aftairs, Crooked Work in Baltimore, BALTIMORE, Oct, ¢ For some days past there has been considerable commotion in this city beeause of alleged striking off of nawes from the lists of registered voters. The case eame up before Judge Phelps to- day, Judges Dufty and Fisher concirring, A vule was made requiring the restoridion of all names to the list until the registers « show the persons whose names have be Bricken ofl wre disqualided. The nawes are said to awount to several hundred, Frightful Accident. BostoN, Oct. 26.—About 8 o'clock thi Mmorning & gang of twenty trackmen on the Massachussetty Central railroad, were being conveyed to work by an engine and flat car. The wen were sitting on the sides of the car, ten on eachi side, When near Oukdale, with out & moment’s warning, ail ou one side of the car were swept off fy some way ot knowi, but probably Uy a failen tree ot plegraph pole, ine of the en were elther Inatantly filled or injured. Ambulainces | the truant was received, the west, Time passed on and no- tidings of while the lonely widow inserted an advertisement eall- ing fora young lady eompanion. Among those applied for™ th position was tle e young Freneh irl, v, Walters was strongly attached to young woman, and tivatd her as Mrs, Walters died nd lett rious will, providing that the es- taie be divided equally between her son and ,if they married. 11 the son re. irtlis to go to the gir An acquaintar rtised for him, e came to the cie case, while | city and the young lady wis pointed out to 1 by her lswyer at the theatre. He fell in at once and they were introdueed after the play, Wall who knew nothing of the s of the will, visited her afterward and they hecane enzazed. The wedding will takeplace next Fri JUMPED THE TRACK. A Broken Rail ¢ a Serious Rail- road Wreck. IxpiaNaronis, Ind, Oct The Jour- nal's Laporte speelal furnishes information of a railway wreck four miles west of that place on the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific line. “The wreek was caused b n il The train pa r ail i with the exception of the rear car, which left the frack and rolled into a diteh, injuring the fol- lowing persons: A Conductor O'Brien, leg badly sprained, Mrs. Sarah M. Bascomb, of - Muske Mich., contusion on the head and brui vt W. B. Wheelock, of Chicago, about the Liead, face and shotiders, Mrs, Henviette 1% Hart,of Valparalso, Ind., right arm and hand badly spraiucd, N. Sullivan, of Michizan City, rib broken. Alice Daniel and three Iddren, of rtow, Ind., all badly injur ed were Laken to” Laporte, where ndance was furnished, L o gh at Home. Praranerruia, Oct, —Johm McCul- mented actor, who was brought from Bloomin e insane asylnn, New York, to his home in this eily on Sund: pitiable condition, and s reported to have heen perceptibly improved by the change to his own home, Mr. Johnson, who ac- companicd him, says: “L think he is K to get ° better, not that il Whle to go on the st again, but ot about, and will ised badly improvement is percepti and watches those who ] he has not done for & good_while nd Lloyd believe hie will recaver. propuse @ new ment, and lope com- pletely to restore his reason,” P e Accused of Abduction. A dispatch from son € vebeen arrested on a charge of abducting Emma Huntley, . fifteci-y old daughter of G. W. Huntley, a leading business wan and prominent church ber. Young Van Cott had previous] arrested on a charge of betiaying were ordered ut the Massachussetts general | the It is asserted later that hospital, where 1t is expected the men will anive this afternoon “Ihe uen have arrived at the hospital, One %‘1‘." on the way and the other sustained ctwres ot the libs imore or less seveie, e Among the Railroads, CIcAGO, Oct. 26,—Thyough tickets to Now York at S1L50 are plenty in the market today. Several of the roads openly made a cut of $250 on first elass passengers, and brokers are well supplied with tickets which sell ata like discount from the tariff, This condition of things is regarded only as tem- porary | Arangements aie being made” for a eeting of the passenge nts next week for the purpose of forn [ money pool shmilar to the east bound frcigh! pool. ¥ Vicroria, B, C, Oct. 206.—Only eleven miles of the gap between the eastern and western end remainls to complete the Cana- smll Pacitic railwiy 'he last spike will be riven the 15th of "Novewber without cere- mony. e Walkup's Mysterious Death, Exroria, Kax, Oct. 2.—The Wallup case opened this morning by the state an- nouncing that it had no further evidence zeady and gave way for the defence. Mr Beott ealled a Jist of twenty-five witnesses nd addressed the jury in explanation of the fence which his eliént proposed to wmake, ie spoke for more than an hour and went over ll.:« whole ground of the case in a strong specc e 53 Last Vessels Found. Drrroir, Oct. 2.--The owners of the Qrace Whitney and the Eurvka, both ot which were ivported lost last week, reecived | Ant-V word, from botl | vessels Saturday, They Wi b e haxbor at Pequaniing, the elder Van Cott persnaded the girl to go to Chies lera promise that there she wanthd b etly married to the boy. It is also charged that on Wednesday she was re moved trom her Chicago hiding place, and that she cannot now be found. A, R.'Van Cott Is well known in- Chieago, and for sev- eral years did we {v\wh\'|n|<im-~~u|ml the great fire swallowed up the Iuger part of e Birtine, "Lhey will have u proliminary examination on next Thursday, Lkt A Brutal Assanlt Upona Young Woman ViNee &, Ind., Oct. 28.—Saturday nigh at Carlisle, Ind., an Ohio girl, whose name s unknown, was eriminally assaulted by four young ruffians. ‘The young lady came to Car- lisle by mistake, and being a stranger in th town she relicd npon the four youni men t shiow her to the hotel, On ihe way tl bound her hands and teet and assanlted Ler, The names of three of the men are Sum Trouif, John Fisk and Billy Tan The other na ne is unknown, but'le is said to be a marricd man, e A Little Fight on the Frontier, CATTARO, Oct. 28.~A fight has taken plice on the trontier of Montenesro between Al baniun and Montencgrin troo) Fhice Al banians and six Monfenegrins we — The Charge Dismissed. S$AN Francisco, Oct. 20.—The charge agalnst Deputy U. S, Marshal Mclius, for at- tempt to bribe” a eustomns inspector, wis dis- dssed to-day, e The Anti-Vaccinators. Niw Youk, Oct. %—A weeting of the acchnation league was held to-night, and attended by quite & number of niedical suen, Heory h wes ehosel Juesideut. e .'\%M-:AWF, o o m OMAHA, FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL, Uivil Service Oommissioner Thoman's Resig- nation Acoept HIS LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT. Remarkable Decreasn in Postal Reves nucs—Yesterday's Bateh of Ap- poimntments - Mattors of National lmport, e Thoman Resigns. WasniNatoy, Oct. B.~Clvil Serviee Com missioner Thoman tendered his resignation, | and it has been accepted by the president, to take effect November 1 next, The following is the correspondence: “UNITED STATES 1L Senrvice, Cou- sisstoN, Washington, Oct, 20, 1555, St Respecttully weterring to “the conversation had with yon as early as Maren 10, In which 1 expressed a wish to be relieved of my du- ties as a member of the United civil service commission, and also apparent fact that it was not - then consider my request, L have now the honor to tender in signation, and earnestly to bei early consideration of the same, and its acceptance. While thus asking rejease from %0 honorable a trust, I desire o record my gratincation over the proved practicability and remedial effectiveness of the torm of procedute, ‘Iried yeterans in political war- rare view with amazement the facile, thoug radical, departure from - the familiar method ot the spotis system of_distributing patrons age, Strenuons and sines argument and wiso deliberate perversion mark” the oppo- sition of - different groups of ar ists, and yet it mwust be conceded that @ majority of the political leaders in erther party is in aceord with the_Pendieton Law, it its orizinal enaetment and - emphatic endorscient by a subsequent congress were honest legislative expressions, und not eoe son of moral cowardice by popular sentiment nor partisan legerdenin, In the great task of administrative form which you have undertaken inaccordance with personal and party pledges, the peopie willgive ald. It hias been my pleasure with- in the fst two months to visit guite a num- ber of states and territories of the union, and it iy ool fortune to meet many of their citizens.” 1 s gratifying to know that the people contide in the unequivocal intention of the president o sustain the merit system in the eivil service, Th had condeumed the evils of former methods, Long ex- perience had made their knowledge curate, 'They welcomed the inauguration of the new.” The distinetive features of the present reform appealed to a typically Awcrican sentiment which recomuends and advances merit. With the precise details ot the new procedure their acquaintane not so intimate. ‘Tothis they are fast su ceeding, and the resuit will” be. cordinl ap- proval. ‘The inception and maintenance s with the prople. 1 belicve that the fundu Lidea of eivil service retorm is cha c ol Amer . To the popu- o over the aeecptance of the statu- ails of this reform there was . re- sponse thronghout the nation, Politieal con- 1s assumed @ new t d tiine methods of corruption were diseouraged and bossisui grappled with tresh vigor. \e Lnprovement is - yet ed, I the vicious clements still seek obtrusion into elee- tions, the chances of their suceess have been lessened. The reform spirit is militant and advances toward complete suceess, Cortup- tion by official patronage | o’ remoyed. With the imparting of a purer lite to ofticial cireles, the power of t ivate purse to pur- ehase political honors will be less dangerou Publicappreciation of the fact that this 1 form docsnot treneh upon sturdy partisan- sh . It was studiously maintained that the civil ser men who should zenship, With i« inevi refutation of this false view, the outlines of q rness. 1t is the reform wi vice as a vast busines: . Its search is for the best atlainable merit. In a business which is not political it enforees no tests of party. With contident trust in the success of_your administration, Lam your obedient ser LEeroy D. THoy. To the President. Exgcurive Manston, Washington, Oct. 189—Hoxn. Lenoy_ D. 'Thoyay, Civil Service Commission—My Dear Si have received your letter tende Ir resig nation member of the civil serviee con- missiou, which is in furtherance of an in- elination expressed by you very soon after my inauguration as president. The resicua- tion thus tendered is hereby accepted to take effect on the tirst day of ber next congratulate you 1 the that in the tice which you relinquished you have been y sincere, ear vork, and by on have e, to do 5o much in the interest of good goverument and improved politieal methods, Yours sincereiy, GROVER CLEVELA TIOMAN'S FUTURE MOVEMENTS, An Associatedipress reporter called upon Coimm ner Thoman this evening, and in auswer to uquestion as to his tuiire tnten- tions, he said: “1 will not be idle I e I have some privite business watters (hat will oceupy iy attention fo short time, and then I expect to reswme th ractice of law.” It is said that Judy Thoman has under conslderation a prop tion to form o large corporation in New Y ork city. Mis only reply to wquestion on this pofnt was: I do” not feel at liberty to suy auything upon that subject at present.” Decrease In Postal Revenues, WasmiNGroy, Oct. 26.—The decrease In postal revenues for the past fiseal year Is larger than was expected. ‘The Law to redu letter postage from three to two cents w enacted about two years ago. For the lust three-quarters of the first fiseal year the effect on the revennes was inconsiderable, attributed inalarge measur the number of tw l to enclose business e had been expected that this inere; would continy 0 that there would not be a lg reduction in the postal revenues, But this expectation has not been ized. “The fivst complete fiseal year under the. operation of the reduced stal - law elosed on the S0th of June, It was not a good business year. it had been supy hast the dificfency would notbe more 3 000,000, 011 the contrary §twill be 000,00 wecurate as the president’s wish that huy reports shall notbe given to the public in ad- vince of this message makes it inpossible: 10 wbtain the exact ligures, Some Appointments, WASHINGTON, Oct. The president to- day made the following appointments: To vs, J. W, House, of g ern distriet of Ark Monti H. 5 for the western dis rkangas, To'be United States mar- shals, I, H. Fleteher, of Arkansas, for the castern disivict of Arkansas; Jolin' Carroll, of Arkansay, for the western district of Ark Spectal 13 WASHINGTON the interd appointinents of special exa pension oflice under civil service rules: E Clark, of Maryland: Travis F. Missouris Thomas A, Stockla : John H, Anthony, of {llinois; ] Kansas{ E. D, Gallion, ot Edwards, of “Llinois: | Pennsylvan 0. £, Browning, MeCandliss, of Virginia, Fourth-Class Post WasHINGTON, Oct, 26, waster gencral appointed fourth-class postmaster Nebraska At Closter, Iver Christensen Grafton, T, F. Combs; Turkey Creet, Peter Lieher: Davenport, J. €. Mooso: Sevituer, 1) A, Nason ; Colesidge, Sainuet Windett; Ords 3B, Fatibanks. Hiwcis-A4 Bieese, Bombard Haven; retary of folluwing TUESDAY RN ) Jonathan Iigginss Annapolts, Wm, D, Green, Towa—At Monont, W. A. McGonigle; Elkjort, 1% J. Soyster. Piscatorial Supply Ca Wasmsaron, Oct, %-<A United States fish commission car will léave here to-night to supply applieants th Missouri, Nebrask Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Colerado and Kan- sas. The car will go viaSt Louisand Ons o Owdy i will retarn by way of Cl enne, Denver and Kansa v to St Louis, Anotlier car will leave here Wednesday night for Portland, Oregon, and will ~n“.l\ en route applicants in Towa, Minnesota, Wiscon- &in, Dake Montana and” Washington terri- tory Wasmsaros, Sparks, of the land offiee, does not approve | of the policy which Assistant ary Jenks has Iaid down of suspending the thirty suits in Montana against those who are | charged with takin iher from the public domain. He has written a letter to Seeretary Laniar protesting against this, They are all Democrate, Wasnisaroy, Oct. 8.~The four officials of the department of justice in the state of Arkansas, appointed by the president to-day, are all personal friends, of long standing, of Attorney General Gagland and gentlemen of i i high & ve loealities, TTiey Lias been more orless active in polities, A Suit Against the G WasmNaToN, Oct. 20.-~The reasembled this morning and resumed con- sideration of the ease of the Choetaw nation inst the United States, a suit in e traet of land in the Indian terri is expected that arguments in this case will oecupy three da Washington Brevi Argnments on the applicati of {he Globe and Washi slephione companies to have the United States bring suit to va- cate the B 11 telephone patents, will be heard by the seerctary of the interior on the $ inst ‘The secretary of the treasury h: M. Johnson, of Indinna, t of division in the sixth auditor’s otliee, Mr. Dickerson, transferred to the oftice of comptroller of currency. e Sl A FRENCH VICTORY. The Army of the Gauls Deteat the Co- | horts of the Black Flags, Cato, Oct. 20,—Gen, De Courcey, e mander of the Freneh forees in Annam, tele graphs from Hanoi to the war ofice that he has defeated the black f Panrs, Oct. 26.—Great escitement exists here over the oftie nouncement of French suceess in Anam. Crowds of exci ple throng the boulevards eagerly the news. A r dispatel réced Gen, De Courcey states that the troops mained a victory notwithstanding that the enemy were imnensely superior in nun- bers, and that he inflicted”a great sla black flags, The jighting was very and lasted three days. The enemy fonght stubbornly but wers completely routed. Gen, De Courcy adds_that the eneiny 000 mien, consisting of Black Flags, mites and deserters from the Chinese d 0] i the cnemy resulted in the eg 3 strongly fortified town of Tl i, tand most formidable places of resistanee held by the Black Flags, ~ The Trench lost thirteen men Lifled and wounded. Gen. Negrier i pursuing the pirates botween Barnbos rapids and the canals in the provinee of Tonquin, Turkish Praye, s to Allah. NEW YoRrk, Oct. 26.—{&pecial to the B —The Herald's Constantnople cable says: ‘The sultan does not relist. the idea of a con- ference. He remarked to the grand vizier at the mosque, **no conference yet has ever sulted in anything but injury to Turkish interests. Moy Allah grant that this confer- ence may prove an exeeption.” All min opposed o the eonference, but the ambassador, under explicit instrue- Bismarck, has used sueh pressure that the porte lias heen obliged to consent. Military preparations are hetng pushed on vigorously, It i believed Russia is ready 1o insist on "Turkish ocen Vol eastern Rou- melia if $1e incorporation of he Jatter pro vince with Bulgaria can be preveuted in uo other way. On to Burmah. Carecvrra, Oct. 26—Lord Dufferin, vice- roy of India, received an order from the home government for the immedinte dispatch of troops to Burimah. LoNboN, Oct. 26.—Foreign residents of Mandalay, capital of Burmah, are being hoy- cotted by the natives, The Burmese envoy whoarrived at Rangoon recently, and wh suid be was on his way to Germ ) sign a treaty with that country, but whose real ob- Jeet, it s thet arations a must rety ay to translate to his government the British ultimatum, as there is no native official there able to do so. Pais, Oct “The Volfaire publishes an interview with the Burmese delegiate in which the latter says that finding D Frey Freneh foreign minister, woild refus anee W Butmali in eyent of war between | Burnah and Great Britain, he advised K Thebaw to submit to the demunds of E lund, Tnterceding for Ricl, OrrAWA, ONT, Oct, 20.—A munber of con servative wembers of parliament arrived here to intercede for Riel, 'The date to which Riel has heen respited is Novenher 14, LLONDON, Oct, 20, he committee formed the pur] seenring i commutation of the sentence of Louis Riel has issued an ur- gent appeal for help, and states that the for effective action is short. A memorial to the queen is almost tinished, and the comnit- tec is artanging fora public weeting o uige a comumutation, vial of Egditor Stead Lox ct. 2,—The of Mr. Stead, editor of the Pall Mall nd other de- fendants in the Armstiong abduction case, was resumed tiis morning fn the eentral ninal cowrt. Mrs, Anu D. Roughton, a hior of Mrs, Arinstrong,oduceho intrw » Mis, Jarrett, was examined for prosecution, She repeatedly contr dicted herself and denfod that Mis, Avii- strong had asked about” the eharacter of M Jarrett. L A Loyalist Threatened. Drniy, Oct. 26,—Mr, William Hasti proprietor of the Loyalist newspaper, I heen threatened with death, and his residence has been partially burnedggor carleaturing tho Parnellites, 1 The Canwdian Scourgo. MoNTREAL, Oct, %—Thiere were thirtys seven deaths from small-pox in this city Sut- N Ly -twa deaths yesterday Want Russian Intervention, ST, PEALISBURG, Ogt, #.—A depitation from Mesmuna arvived at Mexy to cong of | Afehan oppression and to wsk the Rus 1o futervene in their behalf. Going at a Maud 5. Gait, SerivGrIeLn, Mass, Oct. 23.-William Woodside, inaten mile ride at Humpden park to-day, lowered the world's ieyele 1o ords from 50x to ten mile asive, maki ten miles | . Tl ers the re ord by 7 84 seconds, William Rowe lowered tha three-fourds anile record from 155 10 115 16, e A Servian Denial. Nissa, Oct, %.—~Tha reports thel the Ser wacd the Halgarian border is official 1 by he Beryiu governuenl, | thredtened to rhoot 1f he did not obey.” Gal G, OCTOBER 27, 188 A QUARREL'S FATAL ENDING, | , . 1 Dispate. WORK OF A CONFERENCE DONE. A Wifo on tho Trall of a Troant tus. | t band —A Rousing Republican An Ol Feuad Resnlts in Murder, "‘ Special to the Sroux Crry, lowa, Oct, 26, Bik. ] —Yesterday morning A, G. Alt & | ol young farmer about 29 years of iving in | b Coneord township, Woodbury connty, about | killed by A. William Miner, also afarmer who resides in the same neighborhood. The par- | It parties to this terrible trazedy had tronble about the entting of some grain, but afterin: dulging in considerable talk over the affair it was thought to have been finally settled However, Alt, being of a quarrelsome dispo- | the it to wmake forther tronble about [ and Mr. ¥ wd on the morning named | ounted his horse and nwde over Miner's residence, and - seeing he ot onee’ alighted and | | aceording to the former's statement, made an | was handed to unprovoked attack upon Miner with a knite rected it eertined in fiis hand. To defend hiwsclt Miner seized | phone and r a shovel lying the head, and strick Al twice on Z two terrible gaslies, vl 101d the sherifd what he had done, and was advised to go hom ain until charges were bronght azainst him. ™ [n obedi ence to this he returned home, but only to find | tail that Alt was dead. After anging some | 1o personal matters at home, he eame back to town last evening and surre to the sheritf, and is now in_jail. The sym 1usald to be a quict, inoffensive man. The prisoner this morni i« that he had no thought illing Al Stoux Crry, Oct Associated Press.| Adam Alt, afarmer living in Concord town- ship, this connty, was struck on the head hy a spade in the hands of William Miner, on Sunday morning. Alt died at2 p . Miner sheviff, Miner eluims that Althad assaulted B with a knife, A Religions Gathering Adjourns. Des Morye: Bre.|—The I session mear this city, adjourned todi Bishop Kephart announced the followin: to appointments: Seranton District—G. 0. Porter, P. Ogden, W. T. Dawson: Lehigh, J. I Hower Mission, to be supplied; Perry, N. Dale City, D. W. Crav Little Sioux, F. 3 PL asant Valley W. Dot Rock River, J. E. Bennett; | Cherakee Mission, W. L Murphy. Cresion District Straughton, T ¥ Davis City, A. Wi Hopesville, D, 13 | Mysterious Disappearance of Money. Fort Wavse, Lonyg: 3 Kle: Platte River 20y Cromwell ¥ : Quiney, C. Jacobs: Millford, ¢ i W.IIL ¢ shores . Hillsdale, W, J. 3. W. Hobson: Audubon, | erieral manager of Westen eolleze, L. 1. Bufking agent of Western college, J. E. Clar” | Ham. in Omro, W making a final package, which was recel was handed hinig Chippewa Des Moines District—Geo. M. East Des Moines, J. Moaines, \V. F. Willace; e Gity, J. D. S s Honkins, ¢ V. Curtis 1 ariam, ¥, 1. Brookmillrs Nog: | most wood, J. A Haybes; Winterset, .| Owro, Loveinee, Searching for a Truant Husband. Des Moives, Towa, Oct, . Spacial tothe | i Ber.)—This morning a lady called at the of- | who m, e of the city mars d stated that her | opened fice of the city marshal and stated that her | gheid it contiined stip GO the parties can San Francisco some weeks since for the pur- | ean' do- s to wait further pose of collecting $2,500 that was due him in '\‘l".“:' Mr. € husban . Green, had left their home in Toledo, Ohio. Not hearing anything from him Some_days sinee he eame to Des stoppinic at the Gault house, and e in hix own name. s wite traced and followed. Arrivinz last Saturday, she diseoverad that the fuzitiv drented postofiice hox, and in fa veceived on or two lette o on the wateh for the missing hishand sand thinks that by the aid of the public <he will findd him, No reason is assigned for his dis appearance and evident desite to avoid her. Republican Mass Meoting. Drs Morses, lowa, Oct. 25.—[8) the Beg.]—Congressman Wor, and Frank Paluier, late postmnaster at Chi- o, addressed a large republican meetin here to-night. Both gentlemen ave making series of speeches in this state under the di- | his reetion of the state central committee, As | Al Moines and congressuan from this distriet, there was nuch nterest felt in his speecl, and o large number of his personal friends | o SO EG wora present, Horr gave ' very witty and | 1 athing wrralgnment of the” dewderatie party. ably enler A Suicide Fished From the Rive ||[h Dunvque, Lowa, Oct. 25.—[Special 1o the | yro, his fawi low i s, amd entrentie fssipph river opposite Sprecht's ferry A i e tobe ho wite of ) 1. Selmeider, of | Wi BER]—A ered fhie dead body of & woman in- the ‘otisl, Wi A bottle conta nhl:iw.n found near hey, and it is supposed t commitied suicide under mental abes cansed by fll-health, Probahly a Murderer at Fifteen, CinciNAT, O —Another shooting affray oceurred Sunday afternoon, the result of boys earrying pistols, Three cases of this kind have been recorded during the past Pefer King, 2 newshoy, weed fifteens thirkeen old brother were in bont, I that alternoon on Al river at the foot of Stone street tracing o trot | line, Mike Gallagehr, tiftoen yoars of a came up and ran his hoat into the line of the | ward 1or the eaplure ¢ King boys. Peter ord him gway i cher paid Do attention to th L got In their way again, when I drew 1 Mstol and tived. the shot tak H aghier’s abdon The wou Laken to howe and | tal, where Le lies in King was arrested, B Brought Down the Coon. INpIaNAvoLIs, Ind, Oct, - Chileago Pribune Special. ] =At 20'clock thls morning s Travis, diiver of the police patrol shot wnd fatally wounded Kobert | old Sii pgro. The wagon was answering | Muiza i call, whe mail's ery of v, and Swith was seen ru ; fickls, Pravis fired, strik ; in | ack, the ball sing throwzh the hody and being cut out'in front Smith his served terms in the penitentiury, and, althoush e | g indieted o nd battery, with intent to kil a col ed woman, - - Sale of the Carrent worning ondered the sale of the “Curren the wngazine founded by K. L. Wakewan, to THE WARD Jary Sccured and the Case — menced-Fish on the Stand. art & 8hove: yed in Settling & New ety Mt i ordinand Wand and Distriet r the trial of W conple Attorney Ward had b — vead the statute Martin opened the ¢ n indicted f covering the crime, strict attorney was sy wetodians, entered the He glanced at Ward and was iemoved ate room where lie remaine: fet attorney in_this elty, resented a eheck for 811,40 to the Marind drawn aeainst the First National bank noney from the I was ot honored by th d was guilty of grand laeeny STL000 on it from the Marine The Jury must_remember Ward: was | room Meeting—A Party of Funters toq Discover a Suicide, w Aliv’” sale Marine bank. by i ten miles to the northeast of Siou City, was | hot ' tiad rding him broken G stte prison for ten years By connected in banking was merely on trial b 1o | gentloman ticulars, as nearly as can be learned at this | SRUGHE time, are as follows: Several months azo the | larceny. J < the tirst witnes: 1inoved that the jury missed on account of the statement wad ding Gen. € Auburn state prison, to cod for ten yea To the question The | mean®™ Mr. Fish (léaning over ed nan then walked to his home. where | Woulid like to sec him, o from e etfects of the wounds about | Gontinuing the witiees I ately after Minerstruck Alt heeame | check I 180 against Helt a1 eertitied 1 story of thy Lown of the N erof the Marine bank, covioborated the ex-president’s testimony and the court then pathy of the neichborhood is with Miner, who | adjourned until to-morrow. W ed himselt | tell A CASE OF INTEREST. ELIHIA, Oct. o, proprietor of the Ce aimg to town and gave himself ip to the | qhis morning arraigned betore Judge Bildle of obscene libe The charge exhibition of a picture repre , Towa, Oct. 20.—[Special tothe | ters in the specta Mceines conference of the | Seven United Brethiven churel, which has heen in | Performe ws hui questi on acharg — seph Leeds, ular production of wdvertised o it e theatre some timd on the ontside of the the: returned Gilmore s than similar ones exhibited in front ¢ was . ballet. it a stop to othier theate judice this s ety The whole o nto a place to s ort of thing, s mde woman re example of, hierefore fined him $1. recently purchased a faru in this e called at the oflice of the American E company to-day for a package of money that from his brother, who lives This money he ayment on the farm. @ Tiere on the 22d, It was shipped the tormer point ited for the Was sipposed and it was opened in Chapuan, the express age When if was bs 0f paper cut le the sale of the evelopments, ' this end of the rou [ the money i« 2 : fo express, and that it was' never exp she had also gone to Toledo and found that | Flyis theoty is supported by the fact that o he hiad seeured the money and left the town. | commion eiye f posed to be M, the papers at the end'and doibl calod at four 1l standurd stanp of the company at tdressed to him, She isstill | Chippewa Falls. pany, and w with t A Kentucky De Moust St Tines Specia perudo, was killed by Chambers' Station, Menifee county, Thurs- A been drinking free Mark Miller, the ne when 1 Stoue drew liis revoly the bullet coming ont at the top Lat and stabbed in the face of his heall. Miller was one of the 0 i st notorions desperadons in the state, Mr. Palmer was a_ former_citizen of Des | 1oL ! angh-Hilton where he was hospit unsuspecting vieting tept with Hilton's two little hovs, When followers, he ented Dis host irom defending assins, shot him dead children for seaped by turning s Land the Barnett ol + will breathe we o meice thers sith his presetic Another Attempted Wi S L the strect tinie on the Mound City from where the one of last night occurr wheels of the car broken and the drlver knocked over, but not were no passengers in the o xplosion on three miles one the perpetiators, ather's 8hot. SIS witashot b, lier at Girard, this county died Sunday The quarel 13 said 10 haye b man's immoial uniderer, who was out ou bail, was placed i jii A Bad Lad Arrested. George Thompson, a seventecn-year- Roundsman b and Dodge str Wihile bein hompson thr which he was ¢ 215,08 a suspicious tuken to the eity voaway something ying in his hand, but ce he laat | owing to the darkness the ofMeer was un- able to Jind is supposed to be one of thieves and burglrs who by mitting numerons depredutions in the Cutcaco, Ot .- Judge Preadangast this | city thiew away last ui chigel, aid o AL, Giover, ‘Tho e tobe pakd is 54,500, | this moral 12 of young will be made for it "~ NUMBER 108, PRICES OF THE OPENING DAY, Monday's Markets a Bepetition of Last Week's Report. | QUOTATIONS CONTINUE WEAK: The Cattle Outlook Unpromising= Wheat Closed a Shade Higher— The English Market, and Gratn in Bight and Store, Chicago Live Stock Market. Cricago, Oct, 96, [Special to the Bep, = | Carrne ~Trade was slow in all the branchos, Up to a late hour there had besn searcely o suflicient number of cattle sold to make & market. ‘The bulk of the fresh arrivaly were Pexans and rangers, Among the nftives were unly @ few loads that could be. elassitied as good and useful stoek, 'The useful natives that were sold made a shade botter prices than such sold forduting the panic of Friday, but low grades and common natives were selling no better, Stockers and feeders are in fair supply and prices steady at last week’s range. Stock calves are in licht supply and trade was rather slow. Although trade was slow at the opening, it was the general opine fon that the stock on sale wonld be disposed of at one price or another, "T'he outlook for a strong and active market for the week is not it as sellers would desire. The castorn glish markets are full of ecattle and beef, and buyers, both in this couns and on the othei side, have been advised hears on this s hat the run of cattle is Likely to continne heavy 1or another month or %o, Reccipts of range “eattlo were liberal to-day and the market was slow and woeak, While there were & few good northwester cattle sold at_ stronger pri Uie gon ket was as bad us last w Common te fair grades were in lande supply and nobody wanted such stoek, even at o 0w pric les were made slowly and generably at about Friday’s rates, For canning eattle there wag wlnost no demand, and salds were made very slowly at ba uuly rates. Shipping 2505 200 o 1ih 1200 1bsy $3.2504,50. ttle weak: 950 Lhs, XA S, LK ) G0Y to' 700 1y Sales it Montans, 1980 They Montana, 1978 fbs, & 1 155 Monitana- The market op 5 higher all around, closing rather e loweve 1y on light paeking sorte vetat the elose the stock had been well sold Up wand only a tew loads in each division were earried over, and these wero in the hands of speculators, S 540 to $8. for odds and ends, 460 to 84755 for packs ing sorts S50 3 for the hegt cand shipping, 930 to 500 1ha, ehits, 180 to 130, 1bg, 5,500w8.05, Chicago Grain Market. Cimeaco, Oct. 20, —|Special to the Bre,}-— Wiear—There was an unsettled and nem vous feeling in the wheat market to-day, and finctuations were numerous and very rapid within a narrow range. Rumors of an open rupture hetween Servia and Bu'garla had the effects of causing shorts to cover, bosides ine dueing sther speculative buying, but British consols did not show any rpecial from Satuzrday, quoting only 1-1¢6 decline for the ace and Freneh securities were quoted higher. Wiih every advance in the of wheat, there was some desive to T e, which would cause a reastion. Piis vate ndvices from the “cast indioated J)o there wassome buying on. foreign acconnt, The market opened 1 e highor, but news 10 the effeet that the Alinneapolis millers had ? o and that reecipts umreym;: beavy, we feeling and price dectined e, ‘The market started up again on good hiying and with several finctuations advanced to a point 1}4e above inside din and closed on the Nigher than Sotnrday, :inarket roled gu advancing to ouiside fizures Ay, and elosing at 57%{¢ for Decems higher than the latest prices Site stock of wheat at New Yok in- 000 bushels during the weak. s to the visible supply differed widely ing from 1,200,000 to 2,500,000 bushe Conx—There was only & light speou teade in corn, bt (he feeling was tir prices ruled generally a shade higlor than on turday: receipts e but e firms ness in wheat helped 1o sustain corn, and closing quotations were higher. OATS—Oats ruled steady and tirm with | options g@ge higher, Provisions—Provisions were fairly a with mess pork elosing a shade highe lard unchaiged. Review of the English Grain Trade LoNnoN,Oct. %, —The Mark Lane Expre inits review of the British grain trade durk the past week, says: Rain has temporarily checked autumnal sowing, Wheat is likely to continue cheap until the bulk of stock 1 exhausted. Sales of English wheat dnrin, the weck were 7L303 guarlers, at 3ls od, agninst 66,0H quarters at id during the corresponding: period lase year. Flour f freely offer lower rates, " Koreigh whea are dull; buyers and sellers refuse Lo yield cach other, “Tlour is stewlily held. Corn is weaker, owing to the repott of an enormous crop in b Ty heon' 1o busks ness in earge Nine eary argo was withdrawn and ineluding three of California, To4luy’s mare t ow and dragging; wheat dall; bar y and oats quiet, Amount of Gealu in Sight and Stove, Ciicao, Oct, %6, The following tgures taken from the ofiicial statement of the boird of trade to be posted on 'Change to morrow, show the wwount of wheat, corn oats, rye and barley in the United States and Canada on Suturday, October 24, and the amount of jncrease or decrease over the proe ceeding week: Wheat Corn Oats Rye o 50 Increaso. Burley... .. Increase. Mheamonnt of grain in store ln Chicago on the date named was: i Wiheat . . ‘l!‘” . A :‘yl"é‘bl s 250,40 Barley ....... . . . I:N.\M} Igin Daivy Market. Cyrcaco, Oct, 2. On the hoard of tiade butter was strong again, Regular sales were 16,680 pounds at 5014 cents, Regular sales of ch were 5o boxes at 508 conts, - A Duel Unto Death. Dexisox, Texas, Oct, 29, <A duel in which both participants were killed, oceurred laag uy at Tishomengo, Indian territory, An Indian policeman nned Brown and a Pexas cowhoy quarreled ina on, They agreed nd fight itont in the presenca sembled Indians and whites, Se eral shots were exchanged. Brown ra‘;i plereed throngh the heart, ‘The cowboy ex- pired o tew minutes later, The Weather, WASHINGTON, Oct, #,—Uppor Missise valley—local rains, generally colder, varial winds., Missouri valley—fair weather, v Ble winds, slight rise in temperature in novts e portion, stationary gunperatute {n sout ern portion ———— A Snow Storm Coming This Way, Guaxn I Dok, Oct, %.-Quite » heayy I e night The shaw ih, atoni | : 40